Nitty gritty work

Behind the scenes work continues...

Ken has successfully installed the auxiliary water heater in the master bath, giving us instant hot water since the bath is quite a distance from the water heater.

The master bath is operational now-- sinks, shower and toilets are all installed and working!

I have been working on finishing the windows, doors and stairs with tung oil. It will take several coats to get the proper finish.

Ken has installed the outside electrical outlets and covered the wires that eventually will be outlets on the yet to be constructed window seat in the living room. (The window seat is not needed for an occupancy permit-- but loose wires are frowned upon.)

Floor plans

I just realized that I never included the floor plans in the blog.



Second floor-- all living areas up to maximize the view. Click to enlarge picture.



First Floor-- entry. The bedrooms will be used as our offices. Click to enlarge picture

Fireplace progress

Adam has worked so hard that he now has some back problems. Hope he heals soon. We are loving the look of the fireplace so far.

Stonework on fireplace begun

Adam started working on putting the puzzle pieces together to place the stone on the fireplace front.

Moving the "rock"

Today was a feat of super-human strength. We had to move the big birthday "rock" (hearth stone) from the garage to the second floor fireplace. To do that required 4 strong men, a "custom" wood gurney and two supervisors (Ken and me) to watch out for corners and walls. There was a lot of red-faced grunting and groaning, but the deed was done, and the hearthstone is in place.

Up and over the banister!














The gurney... like carrying Cleopatra.




















The hearth stone in place. This rock is NOT going anywhere now.

More behind the scenes work

I have been working on the woodwork, applying Tung Oil to the fir that has not been previously treated. Not much to see yet... and Ken has been working on installing floor electrical outlets and the fixtures in the guest bathroom. Will post pictures when finished.

More progess on fireplace

After a day of Adam and me carrying stones up to the second floor, Adam started preparing the "scratch coat" to the fireplace before applying the stonework.